0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dungarubba · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Dungarubba, with 35.7% of the workforce in this sector. This rural area sees a high number of adults working or looking for work, though full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.9% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time roles are far below the state average at 46.4%. Notably, the unemployment rate is well below New South Wales, sitting at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 35.7%. Other key employers include health care and social assistance and accommodation and food, which both employ 14.3% of people.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 32.1%, followed by managers at 17.9% and sales workers at 14.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Dungarubba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11320/dungarubba/topic/employment